Khalil Shakir

Former wide receiver at Boise State. 2021: 77 catches, 1,117 receiving yards, 7 TD.

WR · Boise State · Sr. · #2

6′0″ · 188 lb · Murrieta, CA

CFB Index 87 · #18 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamBuffalo — drafted 2022, Rd 5, Pick 5, #148 overall

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 360 nationally · Signed with Boise State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Boise State. 2021: 77 catches, 1,117 receiving yards, 7 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Boise State in 2018.
Drafted round 5 by the Buffalo in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Boise State, 2,878 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #148 overall by Buffalo.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201810 games

Signed with Boise State4-star out of Vista Murrieta

20207 games

All-Mountain Westfirst

202112 games

All-Mountain Westfirst

2022

Drafted by Buffaloround 5, pick 148

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#360 national

CFB

College

Boise State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #148

Buffalo · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM

All-Mountain West 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2020

Bryan Harsin

Boise State

2021

Andy Avalos

Boise State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Andy Avalos. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BuffaloEntering 5th NFL season

#148Rd 5 · Pick 5

BuffaloEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Boise State10-3HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2019Boise State12-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2020Boise State5-2HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Boise State7-5HC: Andy Avalos · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

87All-Conference level #18 of 468?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (95th percentile). Strength: epa / target (92nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#34 / 655 · 95th pct

91.6%

EPA / target#54 / 655 · 92nd pct

1.10

Explosive rate#154 / 655 · 77th pct

18.1%

Yards / catch#196 / 655 · 70th pct

14.2

TD rate#207 / 655 · 68th pct

8.4%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush yards#11 / 273 · 96th pct

130

Rec yards#23 / 557 · 96th pct

1117

Receptions#30 / 557 · 95th pct

Rec TDs#51 / 557 · 89th pct

Long catch#93 / 557 · 83rd pct

Yards / catch#185 / 557 · 66th pct

14.5

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.3	98.0	16.1	0.3
Road6g	6.5	88.2	13.8	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.7	94.1	16.8	0.6
Weeks 8+5g	7.4	91.6	12.4	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Spencer Danielson

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

87 · #18 of 468 WRs

Former four-star. Now #18 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Boise State	77	1,117	14.5	7	--
2020	Boise State	52	719	13.8	6	--
2019	Boise State	63	872	13.8	6	--
2018	Boise State	16	170	10.6	1	--
Career		208	2,878	13.8	20	--

Season	Team
2021	Boise State	21	130	80	115	--
2020	Boise State	17	147	--	--	--
2019	Boise State	19	66	10	11	--
2018	Boise State	14	70	100	58	--
Career		71	413	190	184	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2021

W 40–14

at Fresno State

15 rush yds (1 car)

Dominant 26-point win on the road against Fresno State.

With H. Bachmeier — 283 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.9 · 8 rush yds (6 car) · G. Holani — 117 rush yds (21 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · New Mexico · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +5.53Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 56 yds for a TD, (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 10 · Fresno State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -4.24Khalil Shakir pass intercepted DaRon Bland return for 32 yds to the FrsSt 0 FRESNO ST Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the FrsSt 25
Week 4 · Utah State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.95Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 69 yds to the UthSt 7 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Nevada · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +3.39Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 23 yds for a TD, (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 10 · Fresno State · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +3.36Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 29 yds to the FrsSt 46 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · UCF · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +3.07Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 19 yds for a TD, (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 3 · Oklahoma State · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.98Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 16 yds to the OKSt 42 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Fresno State · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +2.89Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 10 yds for a TD (Jonah Dalmas KICK)
Week 12 · New Mexico · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.72Khalil Shakir run for 33 yds to the NMex 39 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Colorado State · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Khalil Shakir for 15 yds to the ColSt 43 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 31-36@ UCF	5	91	18.2	2	24	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 54-13vs UTEP	7	166	23.7	0	36	Season-high 166 yds
Wk 3	L 20-21vs Oklahoma State	8	78	9.8	0	21
Wk 4	W 27-3@ Utah State	7	113	16.1	1	69
Wk 5	L 31-41vs Nevada	4	70	17.5	1	27
Wk 6	W 26-17@ BYU	5	66	13.2	0	35
Wk 7	L 17-24vs Air Force	4	75	18.8	0	28
Wk 9	W 28-19@ Colorado State	9	118	13.1	0	31
Wk 10	W 40-14@ Fresno State	7	67	9.6	1	29
Wk 11	W 23-13vs Wyoming	8	83	10.4	0	19
Wk 12	W 37-0vs New Mexico	7	116	16.6	1	56
Wk 13	L 16-27@ San Diego State	6	74	12.3	1	19
Total		77	1117	14.9	7	69

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Khalil Shakir

201810 games

20207 games

202112 games

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

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